How to make screenshots

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Creating a screenshot on Windows

Once you have the screen presented the way you want for the screenshot:

Press the Print Screen or Prnt Scrn or prt sc or PrtSc key (depending on your keyboard). This key is usually found in the upper right section of your keyboard. To capture only the active window, hold down the Alt key, before you press the Print Screen or Prnt Scrn or prt sc or PrtSc key.

Go to the Windows Start menu and open up the Microsoft Paint program from the Programs list (look under Accessories).

Once Paint is open, click Paste and your screenshot will appear.

Save your image as a PNG file, in an easy-to-find location such as your desktop.

Tools

Creating a screenshot on Linux

Once you have the screen presented the way you want for the screenshot:

On Ubuntu Linux, click the Applications menu, go to the Accessories folder, and select Take Screenshot.

In other cases, depending on your desktop manager, you can use KSnapshot or Gnome-screenshot (or use the Print Screen or Prnt Scrn or prt sc or PrtSc key, depending on your keyboard, to capture your screenshot.